Pukkelpop Festival Sets Up Fund for Victims

ThePukkelpop Festival in Belgium has established an independent private foundation to benefit victims of last week's fatal stage collapse and their families. As reported on Wednesday, the latest estimates from Billboard put the death toll at five and the number of people injured at more than 140.Those who wish to help can transfer their donation to the bank account of the 'Steunfonds Slachtoffers Pukkelpopstorm' (Support Fund for the Victims of the Pukkelpop Storm). The fund's account number is 001-6498434-92, and the IBAN/BIC for international bank transfers is IBAN: BE12 0016 4984 3492 // BIC: GEBA BEBB.

Pukkelpop notes that the entirety of every donation will go to the victims, with none of the money going to the Pukkelpop organization. Though the fund will be independent, Pukkelpop says that festival organizers are prepared to "provide the fund with the practical support it needs," according to a post on the festival's website. "Everyone taking part in the establishment and operation of the fund-- now and in the future-- is doing so from a sense of social engagement on an unpaid volunteer basis."